A Test for Europe’s German Anchor
Daniela Schwarzer, member of the United Europe board and Research Director of the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP), about the foreign policy effects of the German federal elections: While…
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Judy Dempsey: France’s Rise and Britain’s Demise
While Britain’s prime minister ushers in the decline of London’s influence in the world, France’s president seeks reforms that will reassert Paris’s role in the EU. The contrast could not…
Judy Dempsey: From Paris to Berlin
Despite big differences over economic policy, Europe’s two most important leaders need each other more than ever before. Tradition has it that the first visits abroad by a new French…
Alumni Meeting in Helsinki: What a Year for Europe
Meeting for the first time in Helsinki, United Europe’s alumni and friends spent a fascinating evening debating Europe’s future in a year marked by so many national elections. With Emmanuel…
Julia Reuss on France’s Next President
France is a deeply divided and disaffected country. Emmanuel Macron, a pro-European liberal, and Marine Le Pen, a Nationalist and Protectionist, represent fundamentally different choices. Yet both owe their success…
Jean-François Cirelli on Why Europe Is Needed
There are big changes underway in the world. Our business models, our jobs are being shaken up. To deal with these challenges, we will need more, not less, Europe. I…
Hollande floats Nordic-inspired model as remedy for France’s broken labour code
Unemployment in France is at a record high. Despite the creation of almost half a million subsidised jobs, the ranks of the jobless have swelled by about 1.2 million in…